Adelaida hears a rattling sound as she hikes through the desert. Her muscles tense and her blood pressure rises. According to Hans Selye, she is in the _______________
A) chronic stress phase
B) alarm phase
C) exhaustion phase
D) resistance phase
Answer: A
Rationale: According to Selye's concept of the general adaptation syndrome, a stressful event, such as a mild shock if you are a rat, or a pop quiz if you are a college student, first elicits an alarm reaction. Alarm consists of your recognition of the threat and the physiological reactions that accompany it.
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